Olympic hopeful gymnast Fred Richard discusses Simone Biles' revenge tour, pressure on men and women in sport

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Fred Richard is, in all likelihood, going to be participating in his first Olympics, even as most of the eyes of the world will be on the women's side with Simone Biles entering her third Games.

Yet, despite the experience and success Biles has, she will still have plenty more pressure on her than the 20-year-old Richard. However, Richard said that is just the nature of the sport - women will always have more pressure than men.

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Fred Richard competes in the Rings event during the 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships at Dickies Arena on June 1, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Elsa/Getty Images)

"They have way more eyes on them, way more people tuning in. Of course, that’s pressure itself," Richard said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

The cultures of both men and women are polar opposites, according to Richard.

"I think, the community on the men’s side is a lot more chill and laid back, whereas the girls, when they’re younger, this is everything, this is your life, and if you don’t win medals, you’re a failure in every way," he said. "I think the men have built a culture that’s a little different than that where we can go out and have a little more fun and be a little loose with it, where women, that’s just the culture. Much more uptight, much less celebrations, much stricter, a lot riding on it."

Perhaps Biles faces even more pressure than she originally planned after she was heavily criticized for missing several Olympic events in 2021 after experiencing a case of the "twisties," or, better yet, the yips in gymnastics. So, after winning four gold medals in Rio in 2016,